In addition, the University will award, whenever possible, subcontracts to minority firms. Such contracts have already been awarded for work on Gund Hall, Rockefeller Hall, and the Music building. Also, contracts for renovation at the Business School, Medical School and Memorial Hall have been awarded to minority firms.
Finally, the University has promoted joint ventures between white construction firms and black construction firms. (Two such ventures are under intensive consideration now).
To monitor the effective implementation of these construction contracts, the University appointed Mr. William A. Lee who serves as EEO Construction Officer. Mr. Lee assumed his duties during the summer months, and has developed a systematic reporting system to monitor implementation of minority employment clauses on construction sites.
8) Institute for Educational Management-- During the Summer of 1970 the first session of the Institute for Educational Management was held at the Harvard Business School. Specific Foundation grants were sought and received to provide support for minority administrators applying for the program, and also to assure participation in this program.
9) Faculty Audit Program--In the Summer of 1968, Harvard, Columbia and Yale Universities began a joint venture to invite faculty members from predominantly Negro Colleges for discussions and classes at each University during the summer months. Over 50 teachers participated in the summer sessions. The teachers receive free room, board, tuition, travel and personal expenses for the eight week program.
Twenty-five of the fifty visiting teachers came to Harvard.
10) Graduate Student Recruiter-- In response to the need for generating greater numbers of potential applicants from minority communities, the Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences appointed Mr. George Strickland to serve as a representative for the Graduate School. Mr. Strickland has been responsible for identifying potential candidates for doctoral programs, visiting predominantly black schools which have not previously sent applicants to Harvard and working with departments in their search for minority applicants.
In addition, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has increased the number of graduate fellowships designated specifically for minority candidates so that no student who is accepted will be faced with inadequate financial support.
11) Minority Recruiter--The Personnel Office appointed Miss Valeria Jones in the Spring of 1970 to serve as community recruiter. She spends the majority of her time in the field contacting agencies and individuals in the Boston-Cambridge area. She is constantly advised of current job openings and the requirements for these jobs as they are listed with Employment.
In addition, Miss Jones works closely with our interviewers in Employment to keep apprised of the progress of minority applicants who have sought jobs with the University.
In addition, Miss Jones works closely with our interviewers in Employment to keep apprised of the progress on minority applicants who have sought with the University.
12) AAEO--In the Fall of 1969, Mr. Charles Price and Mr. Charles Hamilton developed Afro-Americans for Educational Opportunity. The AAEO is a program designed to identify qualified minority applicants, and to make those applicants known to Universities participating in the Program. AAEO operates under a grant from the Carnegie Foundation, and has offices in Holyoke Center at Harvard.
Both Mr. Price and Mr. Hamilton hold Corporation Appointments